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brane less broadly margined with hyaline, black back of abdomen, 

 much darker wings, the white markings of the throat and breast 

 mnch less extended, basai joint of rostrum black (white in 

 iiiirabilé), venter quite differently coloured, and différent disposi- 

 tion of the yellow markings of upper side of head and pronotum. 

 I hâve redescribed this species, as it is, like some other species of 

 the genus, rather variable in coloration, and the colour-markings 

 are not fully developed in the type spécimens described by Schou- 

 TEDEN (who kindly sent me one of them), and as the species is 

 closely allied to S. mirabile Sign. which is also variable in colour, 

 and of which the recently described S. insulartiiii Dist. is a 

 somewhat dwarfed variety. 



Fam. COREIDAE. 



6. — Cletus pronus n. sp. 



Ochraceous, above rather thickljf puuctured with black, basai area of 

 pronotum somewliat darker, humerai spines black, corium with the costal 

 margin narrowly pale flavous from the base to about the middle, and with 

 a short oblique white fascia at the inner half of the apical margin, this 

 fàscia divided in the middle by the outer branch of the cubital vein, mem- 

 brane fuscous, last three connexival segments with a narrow basai and 

 a broader apical fuscous fascia, head beneath and pleurae rather densely 

 punctulate, most of the points being black, head with a latéral black streak 

 behind ej^es, venter with about six longitudinal rows of black points, last 

 antennal joint reddish brown, the four anterior coxae with two black basai 

 spots, hind coxae with one such spot, femora and tibiae minutely punctulate 

 with brown, femora moreover with several larger black points placed 

 in longitudinal rows. Head strongly declining, fîrst, third, and fourth 

 antennal joints subequal in length and as long as head, second joint 

 distinctly longer than the others. Pronotum ( except basai third) very 

 strongly though not perpendicularl}' declivous, humerai angles gradualty 

 produced in an acute spine directed outward and a little upward, postero- 

 lateral margins ver}- obtusely angulated at the costal margin of the corium, 

 their outer half denticulated. Hemel3tra reaching apex of abdomen. Maie 

 génital segment with the apical margin evenl)^ rounded, neither produced 

 in the middle nor sinuate at the sides. Length, cf 7,5 mill. 



Nyasaland (between Fort Mangoche and Chikala Borna, about 

 4000 ft., S. A. Neave). 



